SDA Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/sda/ Covering the business and politics of space Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png SDA Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/sda/ 32 32 80681979 Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty https://spacenews.com/slingshot-sells-first-sensors-in-uk-deal-as-more-nations-seek-space-tracking-sovereignty/ https://spacenews.com/slingshot-sells-first-sensors-in-uk-deal-as-more-nations-seek-space-tracking-sovereignty/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:05:57 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=557973

Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical sensors to the U.K., marking the California-based company’s first deal for the hardware behind its monitoring software.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/slingshot-sells-first-sensors-in-uk-deal-as-more-nations-seek-space-tracking-sovereignty/feed/ 0 557973 ExoTerra delivers 21 propulsion modules for SDA satellites https://spacenews.com/exoterra-delivers-21-propulsion-modules-for-sda-satellites/ https://spacenews.com/exoterra-delivers-21-propulsion-modules-for-sda-satellites/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 19:16:43 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=518318

SAN FRANCISCO — Colorado-based ExoTerra Resources has supplied York Space Systems with 21 propulsion modules for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer. After raising money to expand staff and […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/exoterra-delivers-21-propulsion-modules-for-sda-satellites/feed/ 0 518318 SDA is set to award satellite servicing contracts https://spacenews.com/sda-is-set-to-award-satellite-servicing-contracts/ https://spacenews.com/sda-is-set-to-award-satellite-servicing-contracts/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:32:31 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=498003

LAS VEGAS – The Space Development Agency is preparing to award contracts to companies focused on satellite servicing. Through the contracts, SDA, which is part of the U.S. Space Force, […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/sda-is-set-to-award-satellite-servicing-contracts/feed/ 0 498003 The Satellite Breakup: Military’s Push to Go Small https://spacenews.com/the-satellite-breakup-militarys-push-to-go-small/ https://spacenews.com/the-satellite-breakup-militarys-push-to-go-small/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=429166 is being emulated across the Space Force. Credit: Northrop Grumman

Taking cues from the Space Development Agency, the Space Force is rethinking its future satellite architecture

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]]> https://spacenews.com/the-satellite-breakup-militarys-push-to-go-small/feed/ 0 429166 ‘Innovation theater’ fills gap between words and action https://spacenews.com/innovation-theater-fills-gap-between-words-and-action/ https://spacenews.com/innovation-theater-fills-gap-between-words-and-action/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=362703 SPACENEWS AI-ASSISTED ILLUSTRATION/BRIAN BERGER

National security space leaders talk the talk on embracing commercial innovation, but are they walking the walk?

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]]> https://spacenews.com/innovation-theater-fills-gap-between-words-and-action/feed/ 0 362703 Ten Satellites Incorporating Terran Orbital Buses Launch as Part of SDA’s Tranche 0 Mission https://spacenews.com/ten-satellites-incorporating-terran-orbital-buses-launch-as-part-of-sdas-tranche-0-mission/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:54:31 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=210974 SDA Tranche 0 Transport Layer

Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) ), a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, today announced that 10 satellites incorporating Terran Orbital buses have been deployed […]

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]]> 210974 Lockheed Martin Selected to Deliver 36 Small Satellites to Advance Space Development Agency’s Communications Network https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-selected-to-deliver-36-small-satellites-to-advance-space-development-agencys-communications-network/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:18:41 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=210535 Lockheed Martin

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a firm-fixed price agreement valued at approximately $816 million to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites. T2TL […]

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]]> 210535 Mynaric selected by Raytheon Technologies to supply optical communications terminals for SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program https://spacenews.com/mynaric-selected-by-raytheon-technologies-to-supply-optical-communications-terminals-for-sda-tranche-1-tracking-layer-program/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:48:34 +0000 https://spaceref.com/?p=209297

Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN), a leading provider of industrialized, cost-effective and scalable laser communications products, today announced that it has been selected by Raytheon Technologies to supply optical communications […]

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